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Archive — Thursday, May 28, 2026
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Breaking
Owl survives 'feather transplant' after being found stuck in a concrete mixer. 6 months later, he's flying free
Good Good Good
One Weight Loss Strategy Is 5x More Effective Than Ozempic, Study Shows
Science Alert
Around the World
Samsung's Workers Fought for a New Deal. Now Each of Them Could Earn $300,000 in Bonuses. Good News Network
Scientists Tracked Toxic Chemicals in Seabird Eggs for 55 Years. The Last Decade Finally Changed the Story. Good News Network
There Are Fewer Than 300 Left on Earth. Scientists Just Cloned 10 at Once. Good News Network
He Could Have Bought a Yacht. Instead He Bought 17,000 Acres of Wilderness and Gave It Back to Nature. Sunny Skyz
Acts of Kindness
His Mom Handed Him a Baseball at the End of the Season. What She Wrote on It Changed His Life. InspireMore
Farmer celebrates his harvest r/MadeMeSmile
Animals & Pets
The Last Truly Wild Horse Was Declared Extinct in 1969. A Foal Was Just Born at the Bronx Zoo. Good Good Good
An Endangered Sea Turtle Was Accidentally Hooked Off North Carolina. Fishermen Saved Her. Good Good Good
A Yellowstone Wolf Got Separated From His Pack. The Moment They Found Each Other Again Said Everything InspireMore
AI Is Now Watching for Whales in San Francisco Bay — and It's Already Saving Them Good News Network
The Idea That Your Pet Actively Chooses to Come Find You — Illustrated Perfectly r/MadeMeSmile
Science
Stunning AI Solution For 80-Year-Old Problem Shocks Mathematicians Science Alert
Scientists Made a 3D-Printing Resin You Can Melt Down and Use Again — Forever Knowridge
An Untouched Paris Apartment, Sealed Since 1942, Was Finally Opened in 2010 r/BeAmazed
An Italian Pilot Flew a Plane Through Two Road Tunnels Near Istanbul at 245 km/h r/BeAmazed
The Seeds of the Hollong Tree Look Exactly Like Drones — and Nobody Told Nature r/BeAmazed
Uplifting Videos
Funniest Animal Videos 😂 When Things Get Wild Real Fast youtube
30+ Minutes of the Most Heartwarming Foster and Adoption Stories We've Ever Seen youtube/thedodo
A Meerkat Mistook a Photographer for a Rock — and Used Him as a Lookout Post youtube
Wellbeing
The Activities That Slow Aging the Most Have Nothing to Do With Exercise Science Alert
Making Your Kids Laugh Isn't Just Fun — It's Building Their Brains Good News Network
One Supplement Was Found to Lower Aggression by Up to 28%. Researchers Are Stunned. Science Alert
Reddit
The perseverance of Cirque du Soleil’s Bateau team r/BeAmazed
Hats off to you, sir. r/MadeMeSmile
Sudden Red Carpet r/MadeMeSmile
A Mother Duck Adopts Orphaned Ducklings the Moment They Touch the Water r/BeAmazed
In Case You Ever Thought Elephants Had Smooth Skin r/BeAmazed
3D printed hair? take my money! r/MadeMeSmile
Community Wins
London Just Opened a Landmark Museum Dedicated Entirely to Illustration Positive News
For 30 Years, the Same Volunteers Have Shown Up to Keep This California Creek Alive Good News Network
Chicago Just Opened the Nation's First Museum Dedicated to Public Housing History Good Good Good
A Florida Town Rallied Around a Cow Named Charley and Pulled Him Back From the Brink Good Good Good
Medical Breakthroughs
An Allergy and Asthma Drug Is Showing Real Promise Against Aggressive Cancers Good News Network
A Common Diabetes Drug May Also Be the Secret to an Exceptionally Long Life Science Alert
Doctors Caught Immune Cells on Video Hunting Down Live Skin Cancer — and It's Remarkable Science Alert
Kids Making a Difference
Riding a Bike Before the Bell Rings Helps Every Kid Pay Attention — Especially Those With ADHD Reasons to Be Cheerful
Environmental Victories
A Phone Case Company Built a Robot That Hunts Plastic Across the Ocean Good News Network
Heroes Among Us
She Did Something Only 1% of People in the World Have Done. Yesterday She Joined the Club. r/MadeMeSmile
A 72-Year-Old Grandmother of Eight Just Earned Her Bachelor's Degree r/UpliftingNews